SentinelOne Singularity Cloud vs Wiz: 2026 CNAPP comparison
Cloud Security Compare editors · Matchups reviewed September 2026 · Editorial assessment
The short version
Wiz scores higher overall, 4.4 to 3.8, and wins 5 of seven criteria: agentless coverage, risk prioritization, code-to-cloud security, AI workload security and ecosystem and integrations. SentinelOne wins 1: runtime protection. They tie on pricing transparency. Choose SentinelOne if detecting and blocking attacks inside running workloads is the main job; choose Wiz if you want the widest coverage without installing agents first.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud
3.8/ 5
Wiz
4.4/ 5
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud wins 1 criterion, Wiz wins 5, 1 tied.
Who wins SentinelOne vs Wiz?
Wiz is ahead by 0.52 points on exact totals. SentinelOne's wins cover 16% of our weights; Wiz's cover 74%; tied criteria cover 10%. The largest single gap is on agentless coverage and time to value, where Wiz leads by 0.9.
Where each design starts, on our reading: SentinelOne, agentless CNAPP plus workload agent; Wiz, agentless, with an added sensor.
How do SentinelOne and Wiz compare on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | SentinelOne | Wiz | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentless coverage and time to value | 18% | 3.9 | 4.8 | Wiz +0.9 |
| Runtime protection depth | 16% | 4.5 | 4.2 | SentinelOne +0.3 |
| Risk prioritization and attack paths | 18% | 4.3 | 4.9 | Wiz +0.6 |
| Code-to-cloud and AppSec | 14% | 3.7 | 4.6 | Wiz +0.9 |
| AI workload security | 12% | 3.9 | 4.6 | Wiz +0.7 |
| Ecosystem and integrations | 12% | 4.2 | 4.9 | Wiz +0.7 |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | 1.5 | 1.5 | Tie |
Agentless coverage and time to value
Weight 18%
SentinelOne: Cloud Native Security is an agentless CNAPP for multi-cloud estates.
Wiz: Connects by API and, Wiz states, reaches VMs, containers, serverless, PaaS and AI resources without agents.
Runtime protection depth
Weight 16%
SentinelOne: Cloud Workload Security detects and stops threats inside running containers, VMs and AI workloads.
Wiz: The eBPF-based Wiz Sensor can block threats, but runtime is a layer added to an agentless core rather than where the product started.
Risk prioritization and attack paths
Weight 18%
SentinelOne: The Offensive Security Engine checks which exposures are exploitable and shows Verified Exploit Paths.
Wiz: The Security Graph links infrastructure, identities, data and AI resources into attack paths; it is the design most rivals get compared against.
Code-to-cloud and AppSec
Weight 14%
SentinelOne: Scans repositories, IaC templates and container images, and validates 850+ secret types.
Wiz: Wiz Code covers SCA and SBOM, IaC, secrets and malware scanning, IDE and GitHub integration, ASPM and code-to-cloud tracing.
AI workload security
Weight 12%
SentinelOne: AI-SPM governs AI models, services and data pipelines.
Wiz: Agentless AI-BOM across SageMaker, OpenAI, Bedrock and Vertex AI, AI attack paths, and runtime detection of prompt injection and rogue agents.
Ecosystem and integrations
Weight 12%
SentinelOne: Shares one data model and response workflow with the wider Singularity platform.
Wiz: 200+ integrations through its WIN program, a Fortune 100 footprint Wiz puts above 65%, and Google ownership since March 2026.
Pricing transparency
Weight 10%
SentinelOne: No published cloud security price.
Wiz: No public price list; quotes come through sales or cloud marketplaces.
Scores are 0 to 5. The marker leans toward the stronger vendor; a gap of 1.5 or more pins it to the end. How to read these bars
How do SentinelOne and Wiz price?
| Pricing fact | SentinelOne | Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Not published. Contact sales. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Billing basis | Not published. Contact sales. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Pricing transparency score | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Source: Singularity Cloud · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: Wiz platform · Reviewed Sep 2026
What are the key differences?
| Fact | SentinelOne Singularity Cloud | Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Agentless CNAPP (Cloud Native Security) plus Cloud Workload Security for runtime | Agentless, connects by cloud API; optional Wiz Sensor for runtime |
| Runtime sensor | Cloud Workload Security for containers, VMs and AI workloads | Wiz Sensor, eBPF-based, blocks threats in real time on VMs, containers and serverless containers (Wiz Defend) |
| Clouds named | Multi-cloud (the pages we reviewed do not list clouds by name) | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI |
| Code security | Repository, IaC template and container image scanning; 850+ secret types validated | Wiz Code: SCA and SBOM, IaC, secrets, malware, IDE scanning, GitHub, code-to-cloud tracing, ASPM |
| AI security | AI-SPM for models, services and data pipelines | AI-SPM with agentless AI-BOM (SageMaker, OpenAI, Bedrock, Vertex AI); runtime detection of prompt injection and rogue agents |
| Ownership | SentinelOne | Part of Google since 11 March 2026 ($32 billion deal announced 18 March 2025) |
| Public pricing | Not published. Contact sales. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Open-source project | None named | None named |
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud sources: Singularity Cloud · Cloud Native Security · Reviewed Sep 2026
Wiz sources: Wiz platform · Wiz Code · Wiz Defend and Sensor · Wiz AI-SPM · Google closes Wiz deal · Google announcement · Reviewed Sep 2026
When should you choose SentinelOne?
- Detecting and blocking attacks inside running workloads is the main job. SentinelOne scores 4.5 against 4.2: Cloud Workload Security detects and stops threats inside running containers, VMs and AI workloads.
- Its designation in our matrix is "Best for exploit-validated findings".
When should you choose Wiz?
- You want the widest coverage without installing agents first. Wiz scores 4.8 against 3.9: Connects by API and, Wiz states, reaches VMs, containers, serverless, PaaS and AI resources without agents.
- Developers will fix issues in code and you want cloud risks traced back to the repository. Wiz scores 4.6 against 3.7: Wiz Code covers SCA and SBOM, IaC, secrets and malware scanning, IDE and GitHub integration, ASPM and code-to-cloud tracing.
Frequently asked questions
Is SentinelOne or Wiz better?
Wiz scores higher overall, 4.4 to 3.8, and wins 5 of seven criteria: agentless coverage, risk prioritization, code-to-cloud security, AI workload security and ecosystem and integrations. SentinelOne wins 1: runtime protection. This is an editorial assessment of public vendor material, not a test result.
Where is SentinelOne stronger than Wiz?
On runtime protection: runtime protection depth 4.5 against 4.2.
Do SentinelOne and Wiz publish prices?
SentinelOne: Not published. Contact sales. Wiz: Not published. Contact sales.